the restaurant life

the restaurant life
is unknowable

it cannot be counted on
it cannot be planned

a few hours work
and you're possibly rollin' in it

a whole days labor
and ya could end up screwed

i was scheduled a double today
both the a.m. and p.m. shifts

which should usually mean
i walk with a nice chunk of change

but alas
i got the shaft

two tables at lunch
two tables at dinner

luckily, i got management to cut me
at a reasonable hour

but c'mon
a man's gotta right to work here, doesn't he?

$14.90
for the whole day

$14.90
after tipping out my support staff

$14.90
for seven hours "work"

this is ridiculous
insane

i'm going out
to spend my $14.90 on drinks